To earn from Kedarnath Ropeway Project, the government earned as Adani quotes to share 42% revenue. Bharat News
New Delhi: The government will earn from the ropeway project connecting Sonpreeg, Gaurikund and Kedarnath without any investment as Adani Enterprises has given about 42% revenue share with NHLML, the agency has implemented such projects across the country. Given that a large number of pilgrims of about 13 km rope are expected to be found as it promises to reduce the time of the journey from 8-9 hours to 36 minutes, three out of four bidders offered to share revenue with the agency.
The National Highway Logistics Management Limited (NHLML) had canceled the dialects twice the first and after several improvements, fresh dialects were invited. Recently, the cabinet had approved the Rs 4,081 crore project to be implemented on Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode.
The ropeway will have a capacity to transport 18,000 persons per day or around 32 lakhs per year. The Kedarnath temple is usually open for six months. The project will be completed in six years and successful bidders will have the right to operate, maintain and collect the fare for 35 years. The Sonprag-Kedarnath ropeway tri-cable will be based on the detecable Gondola (3S) technology and each rhinoceros can accommodate 36 passengers.
Last year, about 23 lakh pilgrims visited Kedarnath Shrine.
Officials said that financial bids for the 12.4 km Govindghat-Gangaria-Hemkund Sahib Ropeway project will be opened next week. The estimated cost of the project is around Rs 2,730 crore and will have a capacity to transport 11,000 passengers per day.
